McNeese Cowboys at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
86 - 81
McNeese hangs on for 86-81 win over Houston Baptist
Tied at 76 with 4:42 to play, McNeese (7-10, 4-3 Southland Conference) pulled away on eight straight free throws over the next four minutes, with Greenwood and Quatarrius Wilson each hitting 4 for 4 from the line.
Braxton Bonds hit a jumper to cut the deficit back to six, Ledoux put in another pair of free throws at the other end with 13 seconds left and David Caraher hit a 3 for Houston Baptist (4-16, 0-7) to tighten the final margin. The Huskies, who have lost nine straight, missed two shots in the final five seconds.
Wilson finished with 11 points and a career-high 17 rebounds for his third straight double-double and James Harvey had 13 points for McNeese.
Caraher finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds for Houston Baptist, Jalon Gates had 26 points and Bonds scored 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kalob Ledoux Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Philip McKenzie missed Jumper. | 86 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Philip McKenzie Offensive Rebound. | 86 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Oliver Lynch-Daniels missed Free Throw. | 86 - 81 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 HCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 27-69 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 11-35 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 18-28 | FT | 16-28 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 962 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |